Handbook of Psychological Assessment

THE LANDMARK REFERENCE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, UPDATED WITH THE LATEST RESEARCH AND GUIDELINES

The Handbook of Psychological Assessment provides students and clinicians with practical instruction on selecting, administering, interpreting, and using the results of assessment procedures. This new sixth edition features a variety of updates, including the latest research, DSM–5 and ICD–10 guidelines, and the new WISC®–V, WAIS®–IV, and MMPI®–2 RF. A new chapter on the NEO –PI–3 aids in adult and adolescent assessment based on the Five–Factor Model of personality, and a new chapter on the Personality Assessment Inventory provides the empirical support behind its increasing popularity. All assessments covered were selected on the basis of clinical relevance and widespread use, and the discussion has been newly enhanced to emphasize diversity. Each chapter guides you through data evaluation and interpretation, and a discussion devoted to treatment planning helps you integrate assessment results into your reports. Detailed, practical, and well–referenced, this book is among the clinician′s most trusted resources.

Organized according to the typical assessment sequence, this practical, skills–based guide shows you the most efficient methods for every step in the assessment process.

Learn how each assessment test is evaluated and analyzed Make sense of raw data using various interpretive methodologies Get up to speed on the latest assessment guidelines and diagnostic criteria Integrate test scores into a case focused, problem solving psychological report

The assessment process is a critical part of treatment planning and the foundation upon which future progress is built. This book helps you make it more user–friendly and consumer oriented, and provides valuable insight on client collaboration and treatment planning. For busy clinicians seeking quick answers and students needing clear guidance, the Handbook of Psychological Assessment is the field′s most thorough and trusted reference.

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

Organization of the Handbook

Role of the Clinician

Patterns of Test Usage in Clinical Assessment

Evaluating Psychological Tests

Validity in Clinical Practice

Clinical Judgment

Phases in Clinical Assessment

Recommended Reading

Chapter 2 Context of Clinical Assessment

Types of Referral Settings

Ethical Practice of Assessment

Assessing Diverse Groups

Selecting Psychological Tests

Computer–Assisted Assessment

Recommended Reading

Chapter 3 The Assessment Interview

History and Development

Issues Related to Reliability and Validity

Assets and Limitations

The Assessment Interview and Case History

Mental Status Evaluation

Interpreting Interview Data

Structured Interviews

Recommended Reading

Chapter 4 Behavioral Assessment

History and Development

Issues Related to Reliability and Validity

Assets and Limitations

Strategies of Behavioral Assessment

Recommended Reading

Chapter 5 Wechsler Intelligence Scales

Testing of Intelligence: Pros and Cons

History and Development

Reliability and Validity

Assets and Limitations

Use with Diverse Groups

Meaning of IQ Scores

Cautions and Guidelines in Administration

WAIS–IV/WISC–V Successive–Level Interpretation Procedure

Wechsler Indexes and Subtests

Assessing Brain Damage

Assessing Additional Special Populations

Short Forms

Recommended Reading

Chapter 6 Wechsler Memory Scales

History and Development

Reliability and Validity

Assets and Limitations

Use with Diverse Groups

Interpretation Procedure

Interpreting Patterns of Index Scores

Comparing Scores on the WAIS–IV and the WMS–IV

Additional Considerations: Malingering and Evaluating Change

Recommended Reading

Chapter 7 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

History and Development

Reliability and Validity

Assets and Limitations

Use with Diverse Groups

Administration

MMPI–2 Interpretation Procedure

MMPI–2 Computerized Interpretation

MMPI–2 Validity Scales

MMPI–2 Clinical Scales

MMPI–2 2–Point Codes

MMPI–2 Content Scales

MMPI–A Content Scales

MMPI–2 Harris–Lingoes and Si Subscales

MMPI–2 Critical Items

MMPI–2 and MMPI–A Supplementary Scales

MMPI–2–RF Interpretation Procedure

MMPI–2–RF Validity Scales

MMPI–2–RF Higher–Order Scales

MMPI–2–RF Restructured Clinical Scales

MMPI–2–RF Specific Problem Scales

MMPI–2–RF Personality Psychopathology Five Scales (PSY–5)

Recommended Reading

Chapter 8 Personality Assessment Inventory

History and Development

Reliability and Validity

Assets and Limitations

Use with Diverse Groups

Interpretation Procedure

Validity Scales

Clinical Scales

Treatment Scales

Interpersonal Scales

Additional Clusters

Critical Items

Recommended Reading

Chapter 9 Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory

History and Development

Reliability and Validity

Assets and Limitations

Use with Diverse Groups

Interpretation Procedure

Validity Scales

Clinical Personality Patterns

Severe Personality Pathology

Clinical Syndromes

Severe Syndromes

Recommended Reading

Chapter 10 NEO Personality Inventory

History and Development

Reliability and Validity

Assets and Limitations

Use with Diverse Groups

Interpretation Procedure

Recommended Reading

Chapter 11 The Rorschach

History and Development

Reliability and Validity

Assets and Limitations

Use with Diverse Groups

Comprehensive System: Administration

Comprehensive System: Coding

Comprehensive System: Scoring the Structural Summary

Comprehensive System: Interpretation

R–PAS: Administration

R–PAS: Coding

R–PAS: Scoring the Structural Summary

R–PAS: Interpretation

Recommended Reading

Chapter 12 Screening for Neuropsychological Impairment

History and Development

Interviewing for Brain Impairment

Domains of Neuropsychological Functioning

Bender Visual–Motor Gestalt Test, Second Edition (Bender–2)

Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Update (RBANS)

Recommended Reading

Chapter 13 Brief Instruments for Treatment Planning, Monitoring, and Outcome Assessment

Selecting Brief Instruments

Symptom Checklist–90–R (SCL–90–R) and Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)

Beck Depression Inventory–II (BDI–II)

State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

Recommended Reading

Chapter 14 Treatment Planning and Clinical Decision Making

Development and Approaches to Treatment Planning

Intervention Options

Clinical Decision Making

Case Formulation

Understanding the Problems

Understanding Problem Context

Treatment–Specific Client Characteristics

The Systematic Treatment Selection (STS)/Innerlife Approach

Recommended Reading

Chapter 15 Psychological Report

General Guidelines

Feedback

Format for a Psychological Report

Sample Reports

Recommended Reading

Appendix A Test publishers/distributors

Appendix B Testing organizations

References

Author Index

Subject Index

GARY GROTH–MARNAT, PHD, ABPP, is an author, lecturer, researcher, and practicing clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist. He is Professor Emeritus, Pacific Graduate School, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Personality Assessment.

A. JORDAN WRIGHT, PHD, is an Assistant Professor in Human Development at Empire State College, State University of New York. He is the author of Conducting Psychological Assessment: A Guide for Practitioners from Wiley.